DALLAS (AP) — Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a gauzy recollection of what flying was like.  There was security screening, but it wasn’t anywhere near as intrusive. There were no long checkpoint lines. Passengers and their families could walk …

Alex Majoli / Magnum The United States today does not have so much as an embassy in Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Syria, or Yemen. It demonstrably has little influence over nominal allies such as Pakistan, which has been aiding the Taliban for decades, and Saudi Arabia, which has prolonged the conflict …

Is Trina getting ready to walk down the aisle? On Sept. 9, the rapper revealed during a FaceTime call with life coach Stormy Wellington that someone put a ring on it. She didn’t say who the lucky man is but she showed off the rock, saying, “I had a big …

Tiffany Haddish is always ready to make us laugh, but in her upcoming role as La Linda in the new crime drama, “The Card Counter”, she’s not joking around one bit. The revenge thriller will follow an ex-military interrogator who becomes a gambler and tries to hide his past decisions …

Locales around the nation are experiencing a real estate boom as home prices nationally continue to soar. In June, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index shared data that showed an 18.6% increase in home prices, which is the biggest gain in more than two decades. Real estate has always provided lucrative …

Get ready because Red Table Talk is back! Premiering on Wednesday (Sept. 15) with new episodes streaming weekly, the tight-knit family of RTT: Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris have returned to the conversational tabletop.  The multigenerational trio will discuss their connections and experiences with their crowns on …

Nolan StraussPhoto: Malheur County Jail On Thursday, a white Colorado truck driver was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for a hate crime after repeatedly stabbing a Black man in the neck, completely unprovoked. In December 2019, 27-year-old Nolan Strauss ambushed Ronnell Hughes, …

Oprah Winfrey and her best friend Gayle King have hit the road for a hilarious girls road trip.  Part one of their three-part series, The OG Chronicles: Joy Ride, is out now and follows the gal pals as they take a “multi-stop adventure through Santa Barbara” and bring their fans …

Sally Rooney’s novels have long been criticized as insufficiently political, but reconciling ideology and storytelling has always been a thorny issue for writers. Erik Voake / Getty; Bettmann / Getty; The Atlantic In Sally Rooney’s novels, idealistic college students espouse Marxism despite never having read any of the ideology’s foundational …

Wendy Williams has canceled promo for her talk show after her social media pages indicated she’s experiencing ongoing health issues. The latest post from the @WendyShow Instagram account reads: “Wendy is dealing with some ongoing health issues and is undergoing further evaluations. She will not be able to complete her …